Life Adventures for Miles

So after a day out (we got some crafting and framing essentials plus some toy fun for the child) the sunny skies were calling us to the out of doors today! My other half brought out the fishing gear that included a net and a Luna fishing pole (paw patrol). As my husband tried his new bait, my child had a blast-and consequently had me holding my breath every time she'd bounce around near the water's edge (and with her energy there was a lot of breath-holding)- with her weighted "bait" and calling out every time she caught a "fish".  As it was more of a kid's training tool than an actual kids fishing pole, it reminded of a little of the fish scene in the first Gnomeo and Juliet movie. :) She continued fishing in the tub when we got home, it was a good one time ploy to bath her, I have found. Yay for so many Luna fishing trips!!!

So this week I want to talk about kiddie books! My child loves books. We are in that transition from board books to paperback, well sort of. We started out with the "baby" books-those that make noise and bright colors and whatnot, usually made out of some cloth or another flexible material so it doesn't fall apart from baby use- and moved into Indestructibles (a brand name that makes colorful picture books with limited or no words) and board books. The board books I have seen are copies or simplified versions of fun picture book stories. Ours are mostly of the Dr. Seuss variety with some other thrown in. My four-year-old is still pretty rough on books so our "paperback" stories are far and few in between, but growing! If you are super crafty I also recommend making books! There are several tutorials on making books from cloth and felt to pop up and paper. If you can, let your kid(s) help by narrating the story or creating/coloring the pictures. not only will it

So this week  I upgraded a hamper. I bought it to sort Luna toys (it originally have 3 cloth sorting bags) and after we moved, it was sitting tucked away in a closet, meanwhile, I was using laundry folding baskets... so I thought I'd convert the three bags to one piece since I don't sort my laundry. The bottom and the outside layer is a soft brown cloth that I recycled from an old couch cover. Luna has claimed it as her bus since I started this process! We will see how it fares...as a laundry hamper, not a bus. :)